Plans unveiled to build 46 ‘high-quality’ homes as extension to Northamptonshire village

Proposals have been submitted to West Northamptonshire Council to build homes on land just off Welford Road in Creaton.

The applicant, Colecar Strategic Land said: “The site on Welford Road is an opportunity to provide necessary market and affordable housing to meet the needs of West Northamptonshire and Creaton.

“The new sustainable homes will create an attractive place, with new properties looking out into the surrounding countryside, creating a robust new settlement edge.

“The delivery of the site can create high-quality new homes for Creaton and West Northamptonshire.”

The applicant says 40 per cent of the homes would be earmarked as ‘affordable’.

The homes would be limited to 2.5 storeys to ‘reflect the existing character of Creaton’, and would include a mix of two, three and four-bedroom properties. Access would be via a T-junction off Welford Road, according to plans.

The applicant said other benefits include: “Maintaining and enhancing the majority of the trees and hedgerows surrounding the site, providing new accessible green space and allowing the new development to look over the countryside.

“Delivering sustainable development, providing a significant area for biodiversity, and delivering environmentally sustainable and low-energy homes in a sustainable location.”

A small part of the site’s frontage is subject to surface water flood risk, according to plans.

However, the applicant said: “The proposed development of the site will provide an opportunity to better manage the small amount of surface water flooding that is modelled at the entrance to the site.”

A target decision date has been set by the council for June 3.